Altitudinal Variation in Specific Gravity of <I>Pinus roxburghii</I> (Chir-pine) in Garhwal Himalaya

Munesh Kumar; Rahul Kumar; Bobbymoore Konsam; Atul Kumar; Bhuvnesh Nagar

doi:10.36808/if/2018/v144i11/141209

Altitudinal Variation in Specific Gravity of Pinus roxburghii (Chir-pine) in Garhwal Himalaya

Authors

Munesh Kumar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Rahul Kumar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Bobbymoore Konsam Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Atul Kumar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Bhuvnesh Nagar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i11/141209

Abstract

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